It is extremely easy to upload/post/export iMovie files to YouTube by using three methods covered in this article. It is quite easy to comprehend, really informative and entertaining. Just come and see.

1. Three ways to upload/post/convert iMovie to YouTube
For Mac users, iMovie is probably a convenient tool for making, editing their own
home movies so as to upload to YouTube for sharing with more people. However,
uploading iMovie files to YouTube can't be always a smooth run, I did notice many
people complaining about it. This article is delivered for guiding those who are
haunted by the nightmare by providing three common ways to upload iMovie files to
YouTube.
YouTube and iMovie
YouTube is the most popular video sharing website for users to upload, share and
view videos. It empowers anyone with an Internet connection the ability to upload
video clips and share them with friends, family and the world. Users are invited to
leave comments, pick favourites, send messages to each other and watch videos sorted
into subjects and channels.
YouTube accepts videos uploaded in most container formats, including WMV
(Windows Media Video), 3GP (Cell Phones), AVI (Windows), MOV (Mac), MP4
(iPod/PSP), FLV (Adobe Flash), MKV (H.264). These include video codecs such as
MP4, MPEG and WMV.
iMovie is a common video editing software application comes with every Mac for
users to edit their own home movies. It imports video footage to the Mac using either
the Firewire interface on most MiniDV format digital video cameras, the USB port, or
by importing the files from a hard drive where users can edit the video clips, add
titles, and add music.
Since 1999, eight versions of iMovie have been released by Apple, each with its
own functions and characteristic, and each of them deal with videos in a way more or
less different. But the most common formats handled with iMovie if specialty

2. discarded as far as to my research are MOV, DV, HDV, MPEG-4.
Three ways for successful upload iMovie files to YouTube
Solution one and solution two suitable for those who are 100 certainty with their
iMovie files which are fully compatible with YouTube. For smooth uploading, you are
required to get a YouTube account first.
Solution 1: Directly upload iMovie to YouTube
Step 1: Launch iMovie, select the project you want to upload in YouTube.
Step 2: Go to the file menu, click Share, select Export Movie
Step 3: Specify the output file name and directory and then type the video type and
video size.

3. Solution 2: Post iMovie to YouTube straightly
Step 1: Launch iMovie, choose the project you want to post in YouTube
Step 2: From the Share menu, choose YouTube
Step 3: In the pop-up YouTube windows, specify the name of your YouTube
account, the password, choose the Category and fill in the description and tags of the
project. Tick Make this movie more private on the bottom of the window, if possible,
to limit those who can view the project. Click Next, and then click Publish. iMovie

4. will automatically export and upload the movie to YouTube.
Step 4: Click Tell a Friend to email friends and your family about your film. You are
also allowed to copy the URL from Tell a Friend window and paste it into an email
you created in your favourite email application if you like. Anyone you send to email
to will be able to follow the URL directly to your movie.

5. Note: Videos uploaded to YouTube are limited to ten minutes in length and a file
size of 2GB.
Solution 3: Upload to iMovie after conversion
If neither of the above mentioned method works, there is still a third way to turn to.
Sometimes, your iMovie files may not be recognized by YouTube due to the
versions of iMovie (settings and functions may varies among versions), video itself
(video format difference because of file extension, resolution, video size and length),
compatibility (videos that are completely incompatible with YouTube). In this
circumstance, the best and reliable method is to convert your iMovie files to YouTube
accepted files, iMovie to YouTube converter will be inevitably the ideal choice.
iMovie to YouTube converter is an elaborately designed tool for convert iMovie
files to YouTube workable WMV, 3GP, AVI, MOV, MP4, FLV, MKV for smooth
uploading with hard-to-believe conversion speed and second to none output quality. It
can also convert between almost all popular popular file formats like AVI, WMV,
MPG, MOV, VOB, DV, MP4, FLV, 3GP, RM, ASF, SWF, MP3, AAC, AC3, AIFF,
AMR, WAV, WMA etc so as to put on various portable devices, import to video
editing software or play on vast amount video players.
iMovie to YouTube converter can also served as an excellent video editing tool to
meet your specific program requirements. For example, you can cut your video files
to a certain length, or split your video files to smaller ones and select the proper
resolution suitable for demands of YouTube by Clip or Settings separately. Crop
allows you to cut off unwanted black edges from your videos. Besides, you can also
have a good command of the whole process or snapshot your favourite pictures from
the preview window. More can be expected if you have a try.
Below is the tutorial that guides you through the whole process.

6. Step 1: Download, install and run the software.
Step 2: Load files
Step 3: Select output format and directory
Step 4: Edit files
Step 5: Convert files
After converting, you can upload your files to YouTube.